Ponce de Leon High School - Cavaleon Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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O4 In the Cavaliers second tilt with Miami Beach, the Typhoons had the game all the way through and won out 12 to 7 after the home team had finally garnered a TD in the final quarter. Certainly the second Lauderdale tilt was the most tragic, when Co- captain Lawrence Hebert suffered a broken jaw in the initial period. The Lis went on to shutout Ponce 6 to O. Thus the Cavaliers, losses jumped to 3 with 4 wins. Smacking down the heretofore unbeaten, untied, and unscored on South Broward eleven, the Red and Black halted their own losing streak, when Coach Phoney Smithis us- ually aggressive team bowed to the poor end of an 8 to 7 score. XVith further lust in their heart the PDL boys slaughtered the favor- ed Andrew jackson eleven 33 to 6 in Poncels final conference game of the year. This victory not only clinched the Little Three Champion- ship, but strengthened their hold on Hrst place in the Gulfstream Con- ference. To top off the season the Ponce- ites trekked over to Ft. Myers to be defeated 14 to 7 in a rather poor game. It was clearly a game for the seniors since Coach jack Gramley played every available last year man. Qs' Pgv ' Sw... se,x s Bn. J ,V 0 A . 0595 f -Yo s'Qa .4 I 1 - - x , r ' L ..'Q SKILL NETS GOLD CUP -1- Although having officially tied with Fort Lauderdale for the Gulfstream championship, the Cavaliers were awarded a trophy by the University of Miami. ln the picture above, Hebert and Hartnett accepted the trophy at a banquet given in honor of the team. Wfinning the title with a league record of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie, the Ponce eleven also took the Little 3 honors in- volving Andrew jackson, Miami Beach, and Ponce de Leon. llf COACHES have anything to do with muscle building ye old Alma Mater is full of musclemen. Along with Coaches J. C. Gramley and J. L. Noppenberg, two newcomers work out the boys. Coach Mitchell Menacof came from St. Patrickis school, in September. During March Fabian Hoffman joined the athletic staff, teaching physical education. As pictured above, left to right: J. L. Noppenberg, Fabian Hoffman, J. C. Cvramley, and Mitchell Menacof.

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535 as 7 VAULTING up AND oven-typical of the manner in which the Cavalier backfield thundered into their opponents throughout the 1945 season. Pictured from left to right: Dick Fandrey, Doug Preston, and Dave McDonald. Despite being out of three games, McDonald was high scorer racking up 48 points. Fandrey, playing his last year, sparkled in his defensive play. Linemen from left to right: Chester Hunter, Lawrence Hebert, Bill Hartnett, Bill Kerdyk, Al DeFoor, and Kirk Wescott. XVith all but two first stringers graduating, the prospects for next year are rather vague. Co-Captains Hebert and Hartnett, and Bill Kerdyk proved mainstays of the line through- out the rugged schedule of games. DeFoor, although ill last part of the season, played a fine defensive game and was in there driving most of the time. CHARGING .... that is exactly what Mr. Hebert did. As a result of his brilliant playing and fine sportmanship, he was honored with the left guard position on the Miami Herald 'Little- All State' eleven, and was chosen athlete of the year in the senior class superlatives. As co- captain he ably managed the team, and al- though missing three tilts because of a broken jaw sustained in the second Ft. Lauderdale game, he was in there fighting every minute. Waayyyy--- up there! jump after the elusive oval was a feat that kept Ponce's aggressive ends, Kirk Westcott and Bill Wlright, busy in every game. XVescott, third year man, played bang-up- ball, and certainly will be the mainstay of next year's forward wall. ffl! SEASON OFFERS SNAPPY HLTS Meekly starting their 1945 grid season, the Cavaliers battled to an 18 to 18 deadlock against Fort Lauderdale at the Orange Bowl on September 14. However a week later they tri- umphantly skinned NVest Palm Beach out of a 13 to I2 tussel. ln their next tilt they pulled a 2 TD game out of the Hre when Ray Pierce split the uprights to provide the Cavaliers with a one point margin to defeat the Miami Beach Typhoons. W'ith Dave McDonald pacing the attack the Cavaliers thoroughly laced the Lake XVorth Trojans 25 to 7 in the first game played there. McDonald scored 2 touchdowns and sparked the team to its victory. journeying up-state to Ft. Pierce the red and black suffered the first loss, 6 to 0 at the hands of the Fighting Eagles. The game was played on a wet field, thus hindering Ponce's aerial offen- sive attack. That one-half of the schedule was over, and 4 out of 5 victories, seemed unevident to the Cables lads as they buckled under the vengeful Typhoons and Flying Lis. 1945 FOOTBALL SCORES OPPONENT Fort Lauderdale 'IS XVest Palm Beach 12 Miami Beach 12 Lake Worth 7 Fort Pierce 6 Miami Beach 12 Fort Lauderdale 6 South Broward 7 Andrew jackson 6 Fort Myers lfl PONCE 18 13 13 25 0 7 0 8 33 7

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WHAT'S GONE - WHAT'S LEFT! GRADUATING s13N1oRs make a large opening in the line and backfield of next fall's varsity eleven. ln the backlield, Ponce lost 5 men: Dick Cassidy, Ed Mon- tague, Dick Fandrey, jack Raudenbush, jack NVilkins, and XVes Bunce. Cassidy left school last February, moving upstate. All the other fellows have graduated from Ponce, going out to various, still undecided colleges. This leaves the backfield with only 3 sure starters: Dave McDonald, high scorer last season with 48 points, Ray Pierce, and Billy Powers, a driving 'back who car- ried the mail last year, and plays a fine offensive game as well as defensive. With only two positions, left end and right tackle, held by juniors, the line was hit hardest with its loss of 9 men. Al DeFoor, left tackle, left open a difficult position, which may be hard to Hll, Hebert, left guard, vacated his post, with jack Keena who substituted for him, a possible nominee, Bill Hartnett, center, has under- study Vic Dacy to follow up in the lineis middle spot, Bill Kerdyk, right guard, who played a fine game, left his place open for several prospects. Coaches will have to Hnd a player for Bill XVright's right end position. Substitutes graduating are Benny Klotz, Larry Cahill, Jim Harrison, and Hugh Wood. + MEMBERS of the varsity football team left to right. back row: Ray Pierce, Dick Fandrey, Dave McDonald, Kirk XVestcott. Trout row: Bill XV right, Chester Hunter, Lawrence Hebert, Bill Hartnett, Bill Kerdyk, Al Defoor, and Billy Powers. CBottomj. Pictured left to right are members of the B team: back row: jack Raudenbush, Doug Preston, jack Wfilkins, Wfes Bunce. Trout rom: Bill Stevens, Larry Cahill, Tom Fryer, Vic Dacey, Hugh XVood, jim Harrison, and Benny Klotz. CTopj. X 2-.--1,-. f' A K EXPLOITS of Ponce's B team re- sulted in several wins and a loss. Beating Edison, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale, the Little Cavaliers succumbed to Miami High. They later met Okeechobee, and won that tilt for a standing of 4 wins, and 1 loss. Last but not least the freshman team, who boast an undefeated season. Under Coach Menacof the boys traveled to Miami Shores and whipped them 13 to 6. Then they took on the B team, whitewashing it 6 to 0. And a group of senior under the title of the Dusty Dustersn took it on the nose, being defeated 7 to 6 by the frosh. 105